Nice Terror Attack, 10 Years Later: The Hero on a Scooter, and What His Actions Cost Him
Franck Terrier speaks for the first time about the aftermath of his act on the Promenade des Anglais.
What is said in the show
Denis Carreaux welcomes Franck Terrier, known as the scooter hero, ten years after the July 14, 2016 attack in Nice. Franck Terrier looks back on that evening: his wife is the first to sense the danger, he quickly realizes the truck is being driven deliberately, drops off his wife and pursues the vehicle. He throws his scooter under the wheels, climbs onto the running board, strikes the driver, receives a blow from a gun butt, falls back, and takes shelter under the front left wheel when police open fire. He is then roughed up by officers who ignore him. In the days that follow, he is nicknamed the scooter hero, a status he struggles with. He describes the loss of lightness, a deep depression triggered by the attack at the Paris police prefecture, and a two-month hospitalization. He discusses the decisive role of his wife and his psychiatrist in his recovery. He also talks about his career at Nice airport, his attachment to the city, his relationship with commemorations, and his view of courage, which he attributes to the ordinary gestures of everyday life.
Chapters
- 0:00Looking back on the evening of July 14
- 3:34Chasing and confronting the truck
- 8:30What the attack took from him
- 10:59The depression and hospitalization
- 13:42His wife, the encounter that changed his life
- 18:51Career path and life in Nice
- 31:47Commemorations and the aftermath
- 35:01His vision of everyday heroes
Key moments
« He hits me on the head with a gun butt, I fall off the running board, I climb back up, I strike again and it feels very long. »
Franck Terrier · at 0:00
« The peace of mind, the lightness. He took a lot from me. Life, you just don't see it the same way anymore. »
Franck Terrier · at 9:35
« I was scared too, I mean, I didn't want to die. I make that decision, I see it through, I forget myself. »
Franck Terrier · at 16:59
« Nurses, the people who clean - those are my heroes. To me they are everyday heroes. »
Franck Terrier · at 34:41
« What would I want people to remember about me in 10 years? His humanity, that is the first thing that comes to me just like that. »
Franck Terrier · at 35:16